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System for presenting status information associated with a media content processor

a technology for status information and media content processors, applied in television systems, two-way working systems, instruments, etc., can solve the problem of cumbersome monitoring of the operation of the media content processor

Active Publication Date: 2009-03-05
SBC KNOWLEDGE VENTURES LP
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Monitoring operations of a media content processor however can be cumbersome.

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[0008]In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer-readable storage medium operating in a computing device can have computer instructions for establishing communications with a Set-Top Box (STB) receiver, receiving from the STB receiver information associated with one or more content management activities taking place at the STB receiver, presenting an iconic symbol in a Graphical User Interface (GUI) window of the computing device, and adjusting the iconic symbol in the GUI window according to the one or more content management activities.

[0009]In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a computing device can have a controller adapted to monitor one or more activities taking place at a media content processor, and present an iconic symbol in a GUI window adjusted according to the one or more activities being monitored.

[0010]In one embodiment of the present disclosure, a content media processor can have a controller adapted to transmit to a computing device one or more ...

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A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a computing device having a controller adapted to monitor one or more activities taking place at a media content processor, and present an iconic symbol in a graphical user interface window adjusted according to the one or more activities being monitored. Other embodiments are disclosed.

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FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE[0001]The present disclosure relates generally to media content processors and more specifically to a system for presenting status information associated with a media content processor.BACKGROUND[0002]Media content processors such as Set-Top Box (STB) receivers have evolved in sophistication thereby offering subscribers a number of services such as high definition TV decoding, media content recording with a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) service managed thereby, storage of subscriber content (music, home videos, pictures), downloading of media content from on-demand catalogs, and so on. Monitoring operations of a media content processor however can be cumbersome.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS[0003]FIG. 1 depicts an exemplary embodiment of a communication system;[0004]FIG. 2 depicts an exemplary embodiment of a portal of the communication system;[0005]FIG. 3 depicts an exemplary method operating in portions of the communication system;[0006]FIGS. 4-5 depict ex...

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IPC IPC(8): H04N7/173H04N7/16
CPCH04N21/4126H04N21/4135H04N21/4143H04N21/4782H04N21/443H04N21/478H04N21/43615H04N21/41265
Inventor WHITE, SCOTT
Owner SBC KNOWLEDGE VENTURES LP
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